International QL Report V4 I3

Date: September/October 1994
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
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Articles

TitleDescriptionComputers
A SERMouse AdapterSometime ago, having been encouraged by John Impellizzeri’s review of SERMouse, I took the plunge and bought a serial mouse from MEI/Micro for the munificent sum of $7.87 (even better than John’s $10 minimum !).Sinclair QL
A Supplier RespondsI would like to add to Doug LaVernes test of Black Knight which appeared in volume 4 issue 2 of IQLR. The version tested was an early one and contained some oddities, these are now fixed. The same is true for C68 problems, which were mainly related to bad (or no) cache handling. This isSinclair QL
Areas CalculatorIMAGE D is a program that allows the user to create a three dimensional object and then manipulate that object in space. You can view the object in a number of different ways; wireframe, hidden line, shaded, one view, three views (front, plan and side views on the same screen) and in perspective. The objectSinclair QL
Brussels and London ShowsThis report comes from an American who had the fortunate coincidence to take a European vacation and be able to pass by the QL Workshop held at the Eurovolley Center in Brussels on June 18. What an exciting time it was for this foreigner to meet with such a wide range of QL enthusiasts whoSinclair QL
Computers 101 (A Tutorial) Part 1
Deskjet-A5A4 size pages of text (or American near equivalent), to A5 size, side by side in landscape format. It does this by sideways printing using a Hewlett Packard DeskJet 500 Printer. If the paper is folded down the middle, it makes the sort of pamphlet common in sales literature, church service leaflets, etc. If thereSinclair QL
GT Prolog - QL (Part 2)Sinclair QL
Image DIMAGE D is a program that allows the user to create a three dimensional object and then manipulate that object in space. You can view the object in a number of different ways; wireframe, hidden line, shaded, one view, three views (front, plan and side views on the same screen) and in perspective. The objectSinclair QL
International QL NewsThis column is intended to bring together new and/or changing developments within the QDOS community. The information contained here has been reported by individuals and suppliers who desire to keep you informed as to their recent activities.Sinclair QL
IQLR LibraryAs we mentioned in our last issue, IQLR is in the process of building a library of FREEWARE, PUBLIC DOMAIN and SHAREWARE software. The purpose of the library, is to offer very good software to our readers who may not have access to them via the QL related Bulletin Boards at a modest fee.Sinclair QL
Mine FieldWhile checking the QL Anonymous FTP site, maya.dei.unipd.it, in Italy, I ran across a program called Mine Field. All I saw was a file name, so 1 downloaded it to my computer for further examination.Sinclair QL
Minerva II TidbitHere is a small utility for snooping about in the Minerva II ram. There’s nothing sacred about the limits on i: i = 0 TO 255 will give you EVERYTHING. The given values exclude the control and clock area (0-15) and unassigned, reserved areas (33-34, 164-251, 255). The PAUSE is there just to keep theSinclair QL, Type-in program
PFListPFlist is, to put it simply, a file listing program. But before you get too unexcited, check out just what it can really do. The program is of course able to produce program listings with the traditional footer including page number and your choice of text.Sinclair QL
PROforma (Vector Graphics/Fonts on a Plate)PROforma itself is a Font and Raster Manager program from PROGS. What you get when you buy PROforma in this package is the actual PROforma program and access to PROforma through a library of functions. If the programmer is writing their code in either ‘C’ or assembly (not interpreted SuperBASIC), they can use the PROformaSinclair QL
QBIDE Hard Disk InterfaceA QL compatible IDE hard disk interface is now a reality. Through the cooperation of Zeljko Nastasic of Croatia (designed and built the circuit board) and Ron Dunnett of Great Britain who will market the interface.Sinclair QL
QL Data Acquisition SystemI wish this was a review. Unfortunately it isn’t because this interface is no longer in production. What if we could convince the manufacturer to put it back into production? Thats what I thought when I ran across some articles on this board. This card was only advertised for a short time in QZX (aSinclair QL
QL GenealogistSinclair QL
QL Spin DoctorI’ve always had a fascination with disk drives. I I started working on computers 16 years ago when disk drives were actually large enough drives that you could repair them outside of a clean room. I spent many hours replacing and aligning heads, rewriting servo code and all the other jobs necessary to keep diskSinclair QL
QXL In CommandIn the last issue of IQLR, I (Tom) gave some preliminary observations on the Miracle Systems QXL. AI Boehm sent several E-mail messages dealing with the QXL and finally suggested that what is needed is a continuing series of IQLR articles dealing with the QXL. Having had a little more time to evaluate the QXL,Sinclair QL
Rock'n'QLDuring a recent phone conversation between myself and our esteemed editor I was asked to write something about how I use my little black box – but before I do that here is a little history. In the early eighties I was singing in a rock’n’roll band as well as learning the beginnings of mySinclair QL
SGC Printer CableHaving assembled my QL in a MID-Size Tower Case it became apparent with the purchase of a Super Gold Card that if 1 wanted to maintain tiddy control of the QL’s cables, the one supplied by Miracle just wouldn’t do. I wanted to be able to connect the cable to the back of the case,Sinclair QL
Teac 3.5" ED Disk DrivesTeac has released yet another version of their popular ED disk drives. The new drive number is TEAC FD-235J 5637. Since all three drives are being sold we thought it might be a good idea if we reprinted the jumper modifications for all three. Please remember to keep a record of the original factory settings.Sinclair QL
Writing Reviews: A CommentaryI enjoy reading reviews of new software in IQLR and other periodicals, but I have a very large gripe I’d like to share with those of you who are writing some of these articles.